Best Psychology Programs in New York for 2027

Binghamton's psychology BA ties a laboratory to a foundational subject such as perception, learning, cognition or behavioral neuroscience. You'll complete statistical analysis before research methods, then take the methods course before the laboratory. The major also includes substantial mathematics and science study outside psychology. Faculty research and internships can contribute to the degree: an approved combination of eight research or internship credits can replace one advanced psychology course. That option gives you a concrete reason to plan supervised experience with an advisor.

Laboratory Sequence

Statistics and research methods precede a laboratory linked to a foundational psychology subject.

Research or Internship Credit

Eight approved research or internship credits can replace one advanced psychology course.

Program Sources: Bachelor of Arts in Psychology | Psychology | Binghamton University

Stony Brook lets you take psychology as a BS, which leans on natural sciences and mathematics, or as a BA, which gives a broader interdisciplinary mix. Either way, supervised research through PSY 273 can put you in a faculty lab for one to three repeatable credits, sometimes working with a graduate student. By mid-April of junior year you can apply to the honors program if you've finished PSY 103, PSY 201, two survey courses and a 300-level course. Honors means a two-semester senior thesis with a faculty mentor and a 3.50 GPA in psychology coursework.

Degree Choice

BS emphasizes natural sciences and mathematics; BA offers a broader interdisciplinary perspective.

Lab Research

PSY 273 supervised research, 1 to 3 repeatable credits with faculty approval.

Honors Thesis

Senior thesis across fall and spring in PSY 495 and PSY 496, with 3.50 psychology GPA.

Honors Prerequisites

PSY 103, PSY 201, two survey courses and one 300-level course completed first.

Program Sources: UndergraduateHonors Program

Hunter treats entry to the major as a checkpoint. Before you can continue, both introductory psychology courses need at least a B, math needs a C and your GPA has to stand at 2.00, and you declare in person with a psychology adviser who'll ask for your transcripts. After that you pick a focus: General Psychology or one of seven tracks, including animal behavior, cognitive, clinical and health psychology. Statistical Methods and an experimental psychology course are four credits each, and two lab science courses round out a major of 43 credits or more.

Major Entry

B or better in the introductory psychology courses, C in math and a 2.00 GPA to continue in the major.

Focus Areas

General Psychology, Animal Behavior, Physiological, Cognitive, Developmental, Social, Clinical and Health Psychology.

Methods Courses

Statistical Methods in Psychological Research plus Experimental Psychology: Social or General, four credits each.

Science Requirement

Two science courses with labs, 8 credits, in addition to the 43-credit psychology major.

Program Sources: PSYCH-BA Program | Hunter College Catalog

Baruch’s psychology BA moves from general psychology and statistics into a four-credit research methods course. In that course, students design projects using approaches such as surveys and experiments while examining validity and research ethics. Foundation choices include cognition, development, personality, and psychopathology. A fully online completion option begins in fall 2026 for students who already hold an associate degree; the eligibility requirement distinguishes it from the campus bachelor’s pathway.

Methods Course

Four-credit research methods course with survey and experimental projects.

Online Completion

Fall 2026 option for students who already hold an associate degree.

Program Sources: Psychology Major — Baruch CollegePSY 3001: Research Methods in Psychology, Baruch College Catalog

Stony Brook's full-time General Psychology MA starts in summer, so you'll begin graduate statistics before the fall semester. A required first-year seminar introduces current research and research practices through faculty and visiting speakers. You can choose courses across cognition, development, neuroscience, clinical psychology, and social and health psychology, with an MA advisor helping plan the selection. Faculty research opportunities depend on your interests and qualifications, and internships offer additional experience. The degree requires 30 credits and follows a one-year schedule.

Summer Start

Graduate statistics begins in summer before the required fall research seminar.

Research Choices

MA students may work with psychology or psychiatry faculty, depending on interests and qualifications.

Program Sources: Masters Program

CUNY's general psychology doctorate includes research areas such as critical social and personality psychology, cognition, development, industrial-organizational psychology, and psychology and law. You'll complete two doctoral statistics courses and ethics study, with approved equivalents allowed. The training area sets additional coursework and the content of the first and second doctoral examinations. An original dissertation requires an oral defense. You also complete at least two semesters of teaching, field or laboratory training, with the advisory committee determining the combination appropriate to your area.

Research Areas

General psychology areas include cognition, development, critical social/personality, workplace psychology, and psychology and law.

Shared Milestones

Statistics and ethics, two doctoral examinations, original dissertation and at least two semesters of teaching, field or laboratory training.

Program Sources: Psychology Curriculum and Degree Information, CUNY Graduate Center

BMCC's Psychology AA lets you choose a General or STEM concentration. The General route includes choices in development and personality or abnormal psychology, plus sociology or anthropology. The STEM route adds Brain and Behavior, Cognitive Psychology and calculus, with biology recommended in the common core. Both routes include Research in Psychology, covering data collection and interpretation, and Behavioral Statistics, which includes APA-style reporting. Your concentration changes the science preparation and electives, so compare the plan with the psychology major at your intended transfer college.

Concentration Choice

General emphasizes broader social science choices; STEM adds brain, cognition and recommended science preparation.

Research and Statistics

Research in Psychology develops data collection and interpretation; Behavioral Statistics includes APA-style reporting.

Program Sources: Psychology (A.A.) – BMCC

LaGuardia's Psychology AA requires statistics alongside general, abnormal, developmental and social psychology. You'll choose between Environmental Psychology and Urban Black Psychology, adding a place-based perspective to the major. Another choice covers personality, gender or later development, and sociology or cultural anthropology connects the major to neighboring social sciences. The current requirements allow Experiential Learning in Psychology or unrestricted elective credit. That distinction matters when you plan practical experience: the experiential course is an option within the degree, alongside the required classroom sequence.

Urban Psychology Choice

Choose Environmental Psychology or Urban Black Psychology as part of the major.

Experiential Option

Experiential Learning in Psychology can satisfy the elective requirement; unrestricted electives are an alternative.

Program Sources: PSYCHOL-AA Program | LaGuardia CC Catalog

Suffolk's psychology AA is the psychology option inside its Social Science degree, laid out semester by semester for students transferring to a four-year school. Statistics I and Introduction to Psychology come in your first semester. Over the next three you add a child, lifespan or adolescent psychology course, Abnormal Psychology, Social Psychology and a psychology elective, alongside history, politics, biology and two semesters of a world language. The plan meets the SUNY Transfer Path for Psychology, so passing these courses with grades of C or above earns junior status at a SUNY campus. Ammerman, Eastern and Michael J. Grant campuses offer it.

Psychology Courses

Introduction to Psychology, a child, lifespan or adolescent course, Abnormal Psychology, Social Psychology and an elective.

Quantitative Course

Statistics I (MAT 103) in the first semester.

Transfer Path

Meets the SUNY Transfer Path for Psychology, with junior status at SUNY four-year programs for grades of C or higher.

Campuses

Ammerman, Eastern and Michael J. Grant campuses; about 61 to 62 credits.

Program Sources: Social Science Program at Suffolk County Community College

Queensborough's Psychology AS pairs a research methods course with statistics and a laboratory science experience. In methods, you'll practice conducting research and analyzing data, then choose subject courses in child or lifespan development and abnormal psychology or personality. Major electives let you add topics such as cross-cultural psychology, aging, positive psychology or childhood disorders. Speech communication is also required. The 60-credit degree combines those choices with CUNY's common core, giving you a defined research foundation to take into a psychology bachelor's program.

Research Foundation

Research methods, statistics and a laboratory science experience are part of the degree.

Subject Choices

Choose child or lifespan development and abnormal psychology or personality, then add major electives.

Program Sources: PSYC-AS Program | Queensborough CC CatalogPsychology – Associate in Science (A.S.) Degree